She was rescued thanks to two "heroes," Gwyn said. ​Two men, Donnie Lawson and Stewart Franklin, found a remote site where Carlie was being held by Simpson, Gwyn said. One of the men held Simpson at gunpoint while the other called for law enforcement help, Gwyn said.

Gwyn said law enforcement had called on residents to search remote areas of their properties after learning Simpson had purchased camping equipment. It's believed Lawson and Franklin were patrolling the property on ATVs when they found Simpson.

Carlie was taken from Rogersville, Tenn., which is in Hawkins County. Simpson, who has no custodial rights for Carlie and is her uncle by marriage, removed Carlie from school under false pretenses, according to a TBI news release.

An earlier version of this story included information from the TBI that misidentified one of the men who found Carlie Trent.